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Stephen Unterfranz

  • Visual Effects
  • Art Department
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Stephen Unterfranz is known for Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024), Rampage (2018) and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014).
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 1 win & 24 nominations total

    Known for

    Peter Macon, Owen Teague, and Freya Allan in Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024)
    Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
    6.9
    • Visual Effects
    • 2024
    Dwayne Johnson in Rampage (2018)
    Rampage
    6.1
    • Visual Effects(Weta Digital)
    • 2018
    Karin Konoval, Andy Serkis, Terry Notary, Nick Thurston, and Scott Lang in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)
    Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
    7.6
    • Visual Effects
    • 2014
    Andy Serkis and Amiah Miller in War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)
    War for the Planet of the Apes
    7.4
    • Visual Effects
    • 2017

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    Visual Effects

    • Peter Macon, Owen Teague, and Freya Allan in Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024)
      Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
      6.9
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2024
    • Chloë Grace Moretz in Shadow in the Cloud (2020)
      Shadow in the Cloud
      5.0
      • visual effects supervisor: Weta Digital
      • 2020
    • Dwayne Johnson in Rampage (2018)
      Rampage
      6.1
      • visual effects supervisor: Weta Digital
      • 2018
    • Game of Thrones (2011)
      Game of Thrones
      9.2
      TV Series
      • visual effects: Weta Digital
      • 2017
    • Andy Serkis and Amiah Miller in War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)
      War for the Planet of the Apes
      7.4
      • visual effects
      • 2017
    • Bill Murray, Christopher Walken, Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba, Scarlett Johansson, Lupita Nyong'o, and Neel Sethi in The Jungle Book (2016)
      The Jungle Book
      7.3
      • visual effects
      • 2016
    • Martin Freeman in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
      The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
      7.4
      • environments supervisor
      • 2014
    • Karin Konoval, Andy Serkis, Terry Notary, Nick Thurston, and Scott Lang in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)
      Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
      7.6
      • environments supervisor
      • 2014
    • Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Orlando Bloom, Martin Freeman, Lee Pace, Benedict Cumberbatch, Evangeline Lilly, and Luke Evans in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
      The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
      7.8
      • visual effects environments supervisor
      • 2013
    • Martin Freeman in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
      The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
      7.8
      • cg supervisor: Weta FX
      • 2012
    • Prometheus (2012)
      Prometheus
      7.0
      • shots/shaders/effects department: Weta Digital
      • 2012
    • Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Downey Jr., Lou Ferrigno, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo, and Chris Hemsworth in The Avengers (2012)
      The Avengers
      8.0
      • lighting technical director
      • 2012
    • Jamie Bell and Joe Starr in The Adventures of Tintin (2011)
      The Adventures of Tintin
      7.3
      • lighting technical director
      • 2011
    • Christina Applegate, James Marsden, and Katt Williams in Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore (2010)
      Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
      4.4
      • character CG supervisor
      • 2010
    • Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner, and Robert Pattinson in The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010)
      The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
      5.1
      • character cg supervisor: Tippett Studio
      • 2010

    Art Department

    • Kathleen Barr, Jeff Bennett, Laurence Bouvard, Robert Cait, Randy Crenshaw, Jeannie Elias, Bill Farmer, Tim Gregory, Jess Harnell, Tim Hodge, Lebo M., Danny Mann, Candi Milo, Francesca Marie Smith, Carmen Twillie, Frank Welker, Lesley Benodin, Mike Nawrocki, Phil Vischer, Dan Anderson, Chris Olsen, Ron Smith, Jim Poole, Mike Sage, Lisa Vischer, Kurt Heinecke, Shelby Morimoto, Kristin Blegen, Pamela Thomas, Brian Roberts, G. Bock, Nathan Tungseth, Marc Vulcano, Jonathan Reich, Ken Greene, Justin Barrett, Jackie Ritz, Buddy Lewis, Cydney Trent, James C. Breckenridge, Ken Cavanagh, Ally Nawrocki, Charlotte Volkman Jackson, Bridget Miller, Natalia Lozano, Philip Spooner, Jody Nilsen, Bob Joyce, Ginger Tam, and Paul Rosenburg in VeggieTales (1993)
      VeggieTales
      7.3
      TV Series
      • additional modeling
      • concept art
      • 2015
    • VeggieTales: Englishman with an Omelet (2007)
      VeggieTales: Englishman with an Omelet
      6.0
      TV Movie
      • additional modeling
      • concept art
      • digital modeling supervisor
      • 2007
    • VeggieTales: King George and the Ducky (2000)
      VeggieTales: King George and the Ducky
      7.3
      Video
      • additional modeling
      • concept art
      • digital modeling supervisor
      • 2000
    • VeggieTales: Larry-Boy and the Rumor Weed (1999)
      VeggieTales: Larry-Boy and the Rumor Weed
      7.2
      Video
      • digital modeling supervisor (uncredited)
      • 1999

    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Chloë Grace Moretz in Shadow in the Cloud (2020)
      Shadow in the Cloud
      5.0
      • co-director: aerial unit
      • 2020

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      • Steve Unterfranz

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